Subj : small media server out of
To   : Arelor
From : Moondog
Date : Sat Aug 08 2020 09:25 am

 Re: small media server out of
 By: Arelor to Ennev on Fri Aug 07 2020 04:01 pm

>   Re: small media server out of a all-in-one netvista
>   By: Ennev to DOVE-Net.Hobbies on Fri Aug 07 2020 09:52 am
>
>  > So thanks for reading, just thought it can give an idea of what do to
>  > when a old machine with low specs.
>
> You know, all throughout your story, I was thinking "Tiny Core Linux". It ha
> the bare minimum to run a graphical session. If you pick the core version, i
> has the bare minimum to run a text session. It is designed to let you build
> what you want on top of it. If I was to use old hardware and wanted a modern
> operating system, I would try Tiny Core Linux the first thing.
>
> --
> gopher://gopher.operationalsecurity.es
>
That is one of the advantages linux has that the desktop user crowd
overlooks.  For awhile when I was still using dialup I used a package called
Coyote linux, and it was a dial on deman router that also delivered DHCP, and
it booted from a floppy on an AMD K6-266!

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